Moeen Ali to Thisara Perera. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Ali.

Eventually the umpires have decided the rain has become too heavy for the players to carry on. It has become very dark and the groundstaff are running all over trying to get the pitch fully covered. This could be it for the day with England ahead of DLS.

And that is that. England win by 31 runs with the game decided off the field. With the start the visitors got with the ball it was always going to be an uphill task for Sri Lanka to reach the DLS target. Olly Stone (1-23) and Chris Woakes (3-26) were superb, a small comeback by Dhananjaya de Silva and Thisara Perera added some fun for the crowd but it wasn't enough. It means that England lead the series 1-0 and both teams now go to Kandy for the third and fourth before Colombo for the fifth.

28.5

Moeen Ali to Thisara Perera. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Stokes.

28.4

Moeen Ali to Thisara Perera. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot pushing, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Stokes.

28.3

Moeen Ali to Dhananjaya de Silva. Off break length ball, middle stump on the back foot working, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Stone.

28.2

Moeen Ali to Dhananjaya de Silva. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Morgan.

28.1

Moeen Ali to Thisara Perera. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Bairstow.

Over 28. 1 run. Bowler: Adil Rashid. Sri Lanka: 5/138(rr 4.93)

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27.6

Adil Rashid to Dhananjaya de Silva. Leg spinner half volley, down leg side on the front foot working, leading edge to point for no runs, fielded by Ali.

27.5

Adil Rashid to Dhananjaya de Silva. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Stone.

27.4

Adil Rashid to Thisara Perera. Leg spinner length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Stone.

27.3

Adil Rashid to Thisara Perera. Slider length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Morgan.

27.2

Adil Rashid to Thisara Perera. Googly length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Roy.

27.1

Adil Rashid to Thisara Perera. Googly length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Roy.

Over 27. 4 runs. Bowler: Moeen Ali. Sri Lanka: 5/137(rr 5.07)

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26.6

Moeen Ali to Thisara Perera. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, leading edge in the air uncontrolled to cover for 1 run, dropped catch by Stokes, fielded by Bairstow.

26.5

Moeen Ali to Dhananjaya de Silva. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Roy.

Moeen Ali to Dhananjaya de Silva. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Roy.

26.2

Moeen Ali to Dhananjaya de Silva. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Ali.

26.1

Moeen Ali to Dhananjaya de Silva. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to backward square leg for no runs, fielded by Root.

Over 26. 14 runs. Bowler: Adil Rashid. Sri Lanka: 5/133(rr 5.12)

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25.6

Adil Rashid to Thisara Perera. Leg spinner length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, hit pad to short leg for no runs, fielded by Buttler.

25.5

SIX! Adil Rashid to Thisara Perera. Leg spinner half volley, middle stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs. Second six of the over and this was a meaty blow over long on. He knows the rain is coming and has to increase the run-rate.

25.4

Adil Rashid to Thisara Perera. Googly length ball, off stump on the back foot Late Cut, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Dawson.

Adil Rashid to Thisara Perera. Slider length ball, middle stump on the back foot driving, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Stokes.

25.1

SIX! Adil Rashid to Thisara Perera. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs. Welcome to the attack Adil Rashid. First ball he delivers and it has been sent way over the rope by the powerful Thisara Perera.

Over 25. 3 runs. Bowler: Moeen Ali. Sri Lanka: 5/119(rr 4.76)

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24.6

Moeen Ali to Thisara Perera. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, outside edge to short third man for 1 run, fielded by Stone.

24.5

Moeen Ali to Dhananjaya de Silva. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, missed to short fine leg for 1 run, mis-fielded by Buttler, fielded by Root.

24.4

Moeen Ali to Thisara Perera. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot dropped, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Roy.

24.3

Moeen Ali to Thisara Perera. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Root.

24.2

Moeen Ali to Thisara Perera. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Buttler.

24.1

Moeen Ali to Thisara Perera. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, run save by Roy.

Over 24. 8 runs. Bowler: Olly Stone. Sri Lanka: 5/116(rr 4.83)

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23.6

Olly Stone to Dhananjaya de Silva. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Stone.

23.5

Olly Stone to Thisara Perera. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot working, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Bairstow.

23.4

Olly Stone to Thisara Perera. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pushing, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Stone.

23.3

SIX! Olly Stone to Thisara Perera. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs. Crunched for six. Perera was onto the short ball in a flash and dispatched it over the rope.

23.2

Olly Stone to Thisara Perera. Length ball, to leg on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Morgan.

23.1

Olly Stone to Dhananjaya de Silva. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Dawson.

Over 23. 4 runs. Bowler: Moeen Ali. Sri Lanka: 5/108(rr 4.70)

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22.6

Moeen Ali to Thisara Perera. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Ali.

22.5

Moeen Ali to Dhananjaya de Silva. Arm length ball, off stump on the front foot flick, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Bairstow.

22.4

Moeen Ali to Dhananjaya de Silva. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Morgan.

22.3

Moeen Ali to Thisara Perera. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Stokes.

22.2

Moeen Ali to Dhananjaya de Silva. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Stokes.

22.1

Moeen Ali to Thisara Perera. Off break half volley, off stump on the front foot driving, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Woakes.

Over 22. 8 runs. Bowler: Olly Stone. Sri Lanka: 5/104(rr 4.73)

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21.6

Olly Stone to Dhananjaya de Silva. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Stokes.

21.5

Olly Stone to Thisara Perera. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, to deep square leg for 1 run.

21.4

FOUR! Olly Stone to Thisara Perera. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed past long on for 4 runs. Perera was waiting for this length and swung the bat with menace, sending the ball to the rope in a flash.

21.3

Olly Stone to Thisara Perera. Back of a length, down leg side on the front foot pulling, mis-timed to long on for 2 runs, fielded by Dawson.

21.2

Olly Stone to Thisara Perera. Length ball, down leg side on the back foot working, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Dawson.

21.1

Olly Stone to Thisara Perera. Back of a length, to leg no foot movement driving, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Buttler.

21.1

Wide Olly Stone to Thisara Perera. Short, down leg side ducked, Left to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by Buttler.

Over 25.5

SIX!

SIX! Adil Rashid to Thisara Perera. Leg spinner half volley, middle stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs. Second six of the over and this was a meaty blow over long on. He knows the rain is coming and has to increase the run-rate.

Over 25.1

SIX!

SIX! Adil Rashid to Thisara Perera. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs. Welcome to the attack Adil Rashid. First ball he delivers and it has been sent way over the rope by the powerful Thisara Perera.

Over 23.3

SIX!

SIX! Olly Stone to Thisara Perera. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs. Crunched for six. Perera was onto the short ball in a flash and dispatched it over the rope.

Over 21.4

Four

FOUR! Olly Stone to Thisara Perera. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed past long on for 4 runs. Perera was waiting for this length and swung the bat with menace, sending the ball to the rope in a flash.